Happy Canada Day!
To celebrate Canada Day I am re-posting my poutine series on “The BEST Poutine on Davie Street”. What better way to celebrate being Canadian than to drool over our perhaps most famous authentic Canadian food: poutine!
This is Vancouver’s Best Poutine on Davie Street Part 4 of 4.
For the other posts in this Best Poutine on Davie Street series:
- La Belle Patate – The authentic Poutine
- La Brasserie – The Gourmet Poutine (Bonus: The “Cure a Hangover” Poutine)
- Fritz European Fry House – The Late Night Munchies Poutine
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The following is the written conclusion and summary of The Quest for Vancouver’s BEST Poutine on Davie Street with material that may not be included in the videos.
The following is a quick recap/summary of the 3 poutines:
Poutine 1 – La Belle Patate
This is not representable of what is actually ordered. I’m so embarrassed…I forgot to take my picture before I started eating it. I didn’t follow usually routine because this was for the video blog.
La Belle Patate Traditional Poutine – 6/6
- Small $5.50 Medium $7.50 Large $9.50
- Red Potatoes, hand cut, skins on, freshly fried
- The “gravy” or as they call it the “poutine sauce” is actually completely vegetarian. (A wheat based sauce)
- They do offer meat “gravy” or meat “poutine sauce” and it’s under the name of “BBQ”
- Best cheese curds – fresh, firm, squeaky, don’t melt
- Authentic Montreal poutine
- Foil to-go containers
Poutine 2 – La Brasserie
Truffle Poutine – 5/6
- Fries, cheese curds, pork gravy, truffle oil $9
- Kennebec potatoes, hand cut, skins on
- Gourmet poutine
- Best pork gravy with lots of truffle oil, a bit of a kick and freshly cracked black pepper
- The cheese curds were part mozzarella cheese rather than an actual cheese curd.
- It’s savoury, very aromatic with the truffle oil
- Comfort food with a gourmet twist.
Poutine 3 – Fritz European Fry House
Poutine – 4/6
- Small: $4.50 Medium: $5 Large: $6.50 Jumbo: $7.50
- Russet Potatoes, hand cut, skins on, freshly fried
- Firm and a bit crispier than the other two.
- Layer their poutine – fries, cheese curds, gravy and repeat.
- Good ratio of ingredients.
- European Fry House – focus on dips
- Gravy enhanced with black pepper and some dried herbs.
- Mozzarella cheese curd – stringiest of all 3 places.
- The most ooey gooey, saucy and cheesy poutine.
- Muchies/Hangover food
- Styrofoam to-go container
Added note: This review is a little different because it was for my video blog. Therefore the food at La Belle Patate, La Brasserie, and Fritz European Fry House was complimentary, (although I did offer to pay) but my opinions are still honest and as non-biased as I can be. The opinions and views expressed in “The Quest for Vancouver’s Best Poutine on Davie Street” review and video are those of Follow Me Foodie/Mijune only. There is no paid advertising and as always I write for the benefit of the customers and not for the restaurants.
Please I would like the receipt (recette) of the sauce use for poutine
Thank you Annette Scully
Hi Annette! Do you meant you would like the recipe? These poutines are all available at restaurants so I won’t have the recipe if that’s what you’re looking for. Sorry!
Globe & Mail has an interesting article on Poutine.
Most chefs improvise and create their own signature gravies. 🙂
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebec/poutine-quebecs-accidental-delicacy-becomes-global-haute-cuisine/article1578242/
Thanks for the link! Owner at La Belle Patat calls his “poutine sauce” and not “gravy”… He is from Quebec!
i miss the 3 varieties of poutine at the now defunct Fresgo’s Diner on Davie.
there’s a no name brand poutine gravy/sauce sold in a can at Superstore that’s tastes palatable and surprising like gravy served at Fritz (hmmm, i wonder why?). but, there just something completely wrong with making this drunken late night treat yourself.
btw … it’s poo-tin, not poo-teen.
Deebag – Thanks for your poo-tin comments 🙂 The gravy at Fritz could be packaged, but they definitely make it their own by adding dried herbs and some spices to it. The poutine sauce from La Belle Patate is actually from a package and from Montreal too and it’s not gravy but poutine sauce… so it’s vegetarian!
Fresgo’s Diner? How have I never heard of this place? thanks for telling me about it!
well than for the reply Mijune anytimes you come down to Montreal just give me a head up i make you discovery Montreal Poutine 😉
I’m not too keen on any restaurant that uses packaged ingredients. If I wanted package ingredients I can stay home and do it myself–and I tried to use as few package ingredients as possible as the industrial food machine is out there to kill us with all the mysterious additives, etc. The chefs are just being lazy.
@Luc – Thanks for the offer lol!
@Dave D Davis – Actually authentic poutine is made with packaged poutine sauce not with actual gravy. I see where you’re coming from and for the most part I usually agree with you completely… but in this case I think it’s an exception for La Belle Patate to used a packaged sauce. it’s the only way he can present it as “authentic”.
Call it “Canadian”….IF you choose….
However….we were eating THIS in New Mexico in the 1950s.
Generally, but NOT always…no cheese.
But…sometimes WITH HOT Green Chiles….
…and sometimes….mild cheddar cheese.
PERHAPS…it was originally “Canadian”….
….and perhaps NOT.
I dunno.
It tastes very good, however.
It’s OK with me….IF the “Canadians” have claimed it.
( without HOT Green Chiles ! )
Ha-Ha !